New Archbishop to Give First Easter Sermon

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New Archbishop to Give First Easter Sermon

Dame Sarah Mullally is the new Archbishop of Canterbury. She leads the Church of England.

She was installed at Canterbury Cathedral on March 25. On Sunday, she will give her first Easter sermon there.

She is expected to call for an end to violence in the Middle East. Other UK religious leaders are highlighting the Middle East conflict. Political leaders are doing the same in their Easter messages.

Klear Note — The Archbishop of Canterbury leads the Church of England, the country's main Protestant church. Easter is Christianity's biggest holiday, celebrated on Sunday this year.

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Archbishop of Canterbury: top leader of the Church of England in the UK
installed: officially given a new important role in a ceremony

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